Government can turn into great big bully

9:37 PM,
Mar. 26, 2014

Written by

John Stossel
Creators Syndicate

We're told government protects us, but protectors quickly become bullies.

Take the Food and Drug Administration. It seems like the most helpful part of government: It supervises testing to make sure drug companies don't sell us dangerous stuff.

The FDA's first big success was stopping thalidomide, a drug that prevented the nausea of morning sickness. It was approved first in Europe, where some mothers who took it proceeded to give birth to children with no arms and legs. ...